Pirat_Nation 🔴(@Pirat_Nation):Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro Max 1TB may have a storage problem unexpected in a more expensive phone. >HOMOLAB tests show the 1TB model uses QLC storage, while the cheaper 256GB version uses TLC. >The 1TB model can hit over 3,000 MB/s at first, but speeds drop hard once the cache fills. It averaged 79.4 MB/s in one test and fell to 1.1 MB/s. >A 512GB iPhone 18 Pro with TLC storage beat the 1TB model in every mixed read/write test, by up to 38%. You pay more for extra storage but you get slower performance when moving large files.

2026.09.21 22:04

Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro Max 1TB may have a storage problem unexpected in a more expensive phone. >HOMOLAB tests show the 1TB model uses QLC storage, while the cheaper 256GB version uses TLC. >The 1TB model can hit over 3,000 MB/s at first, but speeds drop hard once the cache fills. It averaged 79.4 MB/s in one test and fell to 1.1 MB/s. >A 512GB iPhone 18 Pro with TLC storage beat the 1TB model in every mixed read/write test, by up to 38%. You pay more for extra storage but you get slower performance when moving large files.